Our Leadership

Dr. Daniel Almeida, PI
Alliance Lead Principal Investigator
Associate Professor, School of Education
College of Science and Math
dalmeida@calpoly.edu
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Dr. Camille O’Bryant, Co-PI
Associate Dean for Student Success, Welfare and Issues of Diversity and Inclusion
Professor Kinesiology and Public Health
College of Science and Mathematics
cobryant@calpoly.edu
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Dr. Andrew M. Byrne, Co-PI
Associate Professor, School of Education
College of Science and Math
anbyrne@calpoly.edu
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Dr. Jane Lehr, Co-PI
Director, Office of Student Research
Professor Ethnic Studies
jlehr@calpoly.edu

Dr. Sonia Ramrakhiani, Co-PI
Assistant Professor
School of Education
College of Science and Math
sramrakh@calpoly.edu

Kari Mansager
Director of Wellbeing & DEI,
Campus Health & Well Being
kmansage@calpoly.edu

Dr. Sarah Macdonald
Senior Personnel
Inclusive Excellence Instruction Specialist,
Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
smacdo05@calpoly.edu

Dawn A. Fuller
AGEP Program Coordinator
dfulle02@calpoly.edu

Rachel Smith
Assistant Director
Residential Student Experience
rsmith81@calpoly.edu

Austin Ferguson
Graduate Research Assistant
Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs

Jacob Campbell
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs

Dr. Philip Vieira, PI
Associate Professor of Psychology
pvieira@csudh.edu

Dr. Kirti Celly, Co-PI
Professor of Business Administration
Senate Executive Committee, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Elected Senator, Academic Senate of the California State University
kcelly@csudh.edu

Elizabeth 'Liz' Som
Administrative Support Coordinator
Department of Psychology
esom1@csudh.edu

Dr. Bryan Berrett, PI
Interim Director, Office of Innovation and Digital Excellence for Academic Success (IDEAS)
Professor of Deaf Studies
bryanberrett@csufresno.edu
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Dr. Rudy J. Sanchez, Co-PI
Professor of Management, Craig School of Business
rjsanchez@csufresno.edu
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Dr. Joy J. Goto, Co-PI
Interim Dean, Division of Research & Graduate Studies
Professor of Chemistry
jgoto@csufresno.edu

Dr. Victoria Bhavsar, PI
Director, Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
Lecturer, Plant Science Department
vbhavsar@cpp.edu
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April Dawn, Co-PI
Lead, Senior Instructional Designer & Faculty Development Consultant
Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE)
aprildawn@cpp.edu
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Dr. Monica Palomo, Co-PI
Professor, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
mpalomo@cpp.edu

Dr. Molly Rottapel
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Redwood Consulting Collective
molly@redwoodconsulting.org